Umbrella-runner.



F. W. HOWARD & H. M. BROWN. UMBRELLA RUNNER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, I914.

Patented June 4., 1918. j

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FRANK W. HOWARD AND HOWARD M. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA-RUNNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1918.

Application filed September 17, 1314. Serial No. 862,161.

duce a runner of very simple construction which can be easily operated and which also can be very economically manufactured.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce a runner having means for locking the runner to the stick of the umbrella when the umbrella is in its open position.

The invention consists in the general combination of parts and features hereinafter described, all of which contribute to produce an efficient umbrella runner.

A preferred embodiment of our invention will be particularly described in the following specification while the broad scope of our invention will be pointed out in the appended claims. v

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a runner and contiguous parts.

Fig. 2 is a plan showing the runner with l out the stick and showing the stretchers attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the runner shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross section through this runner and showing the same in its locking position.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a locking member which constitutes a feature of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing a runner having another form of locking member.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the runner shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a cross section through the runner shown in Fig. 6 and showing the same in its locking position. i

Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the runner showing a modified form of locking member.

Figs. 10 and 11 are front and side elevations respectively, of the locking member.

Fig. 12 is a. vertical section through the runner showing another form of locking member.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the locking member'shown in Fig. 12.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 15, in Fig. 1, represents the stick of the umbrella upon which the runner 16 normally slides freely, saidrunner consisting preferably of a sleeve 17 having any suitable means such as a collar 18 at its upper end for attaching the same to the stretchers 19;

the sleeve l 7 is preferably made'with an oval shaped opening (see Fig.2),the small dimension of the oval being substantially the same as that of the stick 15-which runs through the sleeve. I

Between the stick and the sleeve 17, and unattached to-the stick, I prefer to provide an elongated locking member 20. This locking member and the sleeveare' arranged so that the sleeve holds the locking member in position. That is, it retains it adjacent the stick; The locking member is constructed in such a way that it has a rela tive movement on the sleeve and operates so that when the locking member is in one position, as 1n Fig. 4, 1t ams the stickover against the end of the oval and clamps th sleeve to the stick.

This is preferably accomplished by forming the locking member with a stem which extends longitudinally ofthe sleeve and this stem has different dimensions measured in different transverse or radial planes so that when rotated it will jam against the stick as suggested. This is preferably accomplished by forming a bend 21 in the stem and it is evident that when the angle 22 of this bend is against the stick, or against the sleeve, the stick will be pressed over against one end of the oval. This locking member is preferably made of resilient wire, and in order to retain it in the sleeve, I prefer to provide its upper end with an extension or hook 23 which projects over the upper end of the sleeve 17, and its lower end with an exten sion 24. which forms a handle.

We may form the locking member as indicated in Figs. .6, 7 and 8, that is, the stem of the locking member has a flattened extension 25 which is received in one of the oval of the sleeve 16, the upper end of the stem being formed with ahook 27 which engages over the upper end of the sleeve and prevents the locking member from dropping.

127. :IV hen the fingei piece l of this locking nnemberlis rotated into position :to hold-the bow 29 in the position shown in Fig. 9,-:the bow vclam'p s; the. stick '32.

Instead of forming :the flocking :member .I-aS-.,a,)b0\V 29, we may give it the 'form of an ogee cunvexor wave :33, as shown .in 'Fig. 212, uthessaid curve being formed fin a plane so that ith'e side :view of the locking member gipresentsvthe appearance shown in Fig. 113. :T-he upper end of thelocking member is gpreferably Eformed with a hook '34 which :assis'ts "in .retaining it i in ,position, the lower :end "being, formed withwan integral extension =le.ver on-finger pieceg35.

.It is understood athat the embodiment :of the invention described above :is onlyone of many 5 forms or embodiments the invention may take and 'we -do,not .wish to'be limited in 'rthe zpractice "of the I invention nor in our :cla-ims etc the ;partieular embodiment described o What vile-claim is;;

1. In aniumbrella, .in-vcombination, a stick, a manner encircling thestickand. comprising .anoval sleeve, and ameans mounted on said .s'leeve'to ,movetaboutan axis extending vlon gitudinally -.;)'f said sleeve for j amming said stick against said sleeve at one end of the oval thereof.

.2. .In an umbrella, in combination, a stick, .a runner encircling the. stick. and comprising an oval sleeve, and means movably mounted in said sleeve for jamming said stick against said sleeve at one end of the oval thereof, said means comprising an elongated locking member extending longitudinally of said sleeve disposed in one end of the oval of said sleeve between the stick and the sleeve.

3. In an umbrella, the :combination :of a stick, a locking member lying loosely' against the sideof the stick and unattached to the stick, -a runner having a 1 substantially ovalshaped opening, the wall whereof encircles the stick and'the lockingmember, said run- '-ner operating to .retain :the docking member inthe. space at one end ofithe oval opening =of:the iru-n-ner between the-side of the stick .and thelwall of the runner, said locking anember being rotatable .on a ilongitudinal axis extending slongitudinallyof the stick, and:having-different dimensions in different radial :p'lanes from its axis of rotation, wherebyzit will jamctherunner onrthe stick in one position of the locking member and permit-the free movement .of the runner along the; stick in another positionof said locking member.

FIn testimony whereof -we have hereunto -setiour handsxinpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FR NK H WAR Ij-IONVARD BROWN. WVitnesses JosEPH W. SMITH, FLORENCE PETER.

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